Warm, workable soil is key to a successful spring garden. Use these simple tests to know when conditions are right to plant and avoid struggling crops.

Many people contacted me about whether they could plant seeds or put transplants into the ground because of this unusually cold weather. My answer was the same to them as it is here. It depends. Soil ...

This device, called a LI-COR LI‐8100A, allowed the researchers to measure soil temperature, moisture, and carbon release at the various sites across Massachusetts. This one is pictured at a forest ...

Spring is a busy time for gardeners. Here are some common mistakes that gardeners make when planting seeds for vegetables and flowers. The temptations of colorful seed catalogs may cause us to buy too ...

The drought monitor, as of Tuesday, March 10, indicates no change with much of the southern third of the state, as far as Stafford and Reno counties here with it creeping into Barton County, in ...